College softball tournament
Collegiate softball tournament
2023 Southland Conference tournament was held at Joe Miller Field on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana , from May 9 through 13, 2023.[ 3] McNeese , earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament . All games were broadcast on ESPN+ .[ 4]
The tournament was a 7 team double elimination format. The top seeded team, McNeese, received a bye in first round competition.
Seeds
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top seven teams in the conference qualify for the tournament. Tiebreakers were not needed in 2023.
Tournament
Source:[ 5] [ 6]
Round
Game
Time*
Matchup
Score
Attendance
Notes
Television
First day – Tuesday, May 9, 2023
1
1
1:30 pm
No. 4 Lamar vs. No. 5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
2–3
Not recorded
ESPN+
2
4:25 pm
No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 7 Houston Christian
7–1
Not recorded
Rain delay; Game resumed at 7:35 pm
3
8:40 pm
No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 6 Northwestern State
2–8
457
Start delayed due to rain
Second day – Wednesday, May 10, 2023
2
4
1:30 pm
No. 5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 1 McNeese
1–2
Not recorded
Delayed; rain
ESPN+
5
5:32 pm
No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 6 Northwestern State
13–1(5)
394
Game started 30 minutes after game 4 conclusion
Third day– Thursday, May 11, 2023
2
6
11:00 am
No. 7 Houston Christian vs. No. 3 Nicholls
1–2
Not recorded
Elimination game
ESPN+
7
1:30 pm
No. 4 Lamar vs. No. 6 Northwestern State
5–4
Not recorded
Elimination game
8
4:00 pm
No. 5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 3 Nicholls
0–1
Not recorded
Elimination game
9
6:30 pm
No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana
6–2
528
Fourth day – Friday, May 12, 2023
3
10
11:00 pm
No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 4 Lamar
4–5
Not recorded
Elimination Game
ESPN+
11
1:30 pm
No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 4 Lamar
8–0(5)
363
Elimination Game
Championship – Saturday, May 13, 2023
4
12
12:00 pm
No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana
1– 0(8)
607
ESPN+
13
2:30 pm
Rematch (if necessary)
–
Not necessary
*Game times in CDT . #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Awards and honors
Tournament MVP : Reese Reyna, McNeese
All-Tournament Teams:
Source:[ 7]
Reese Reyna, McNeese - MVP
Mariana Torres, McNeese
Alayis Seneca, McNeese
Whitney Tate, McNeese
Ashley Vallejo, McNeese
Madison Rayner, Southeastern
Lexi Johnson, Southeastern
Audrey Greely, Southeastern
Ka’Lyn Watson, Southeastern
KK Ladner, Southeastern
Cameron Niedenthal, Lamar
Alexa Poche’, Nicholls
See also
2023 Southland Conference baseball tournament
References
^ "Texas A&M University-Commerce Officially Joins NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference" . Texas A&M University-Commerce. July 1, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022 .^ "Southland Conference Softball Standings" . Southland.org . Southland Conference. Retrieved May 21, 2023 .^ "2023 college softball conference tournaments: Schedules, brackets, auto-bids" . TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023 .^ "McNeese takes top seed in Southland Softball Championship; Cowgirls host tournament May 9–12" . Southland Conference. May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023 .^ "No title" . D1SOFTBALL. Retrieved May 10, 2023 .^ "2023 Southland Softball Tournament" . Southland Conference. Retrieved May 13, 2023 .^ "MVP Reyna's walkoff homer in extras gives (1) McNeese third straight Southland Softball Championship title with 1-0 win over (2) Southeastern" . Southland Conference. May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023 .